Gulf of Mexico
IHO sea area 26 · -98° to -80° E, 17° to 31° N
- in force
- 8
- last 12 months
- 61
- archive messages
- 3,980
- categories
- 18
What the archive shows
3,980 messages are recorded since 1970-02-10 for the Gulf of Mexico. The selection uses the IHO sea area; a message may describe an exercise, equipment outage or continuing operation as well as a hazard report.
Spills accounts for 1,566 of 3,980 recorded messages (39%), the largest category group in this selection.
The NGA historical archive froze in 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. Counts around that gap are incomplete, and changes in reporting volume do not establish changes in incident frequency.
- An older warning still listed in force · issued 2021-04-02 00:21ZTonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
In force now · 8
- NAVAREA IV 662/26 · Nav aids2026-07-07The US Coast Guard remote communication facility in New Orleans (29-53N 89-57W) is off air for medium and high frequency digital selective calling.
- NAVAREA IV 53/26 · Wrecks2026-01-20Dangerous wreck in Gulf of America near Mexico at 25-14.24N 097-07.72W.
- NAVAREA IV 90/25 · Nav aids2025-01-16Santiaguillo Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, at 19-08.56N 095-48.48W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 702/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18In the Gulf of Mexico off Mexico, Punta de Piedra Light at 24-29.23N 097-44.56W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 701/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18Carbonera Light in the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, at 24-37.62N 097-42.97W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 778/21 · Nav aids2021-08-31La Barra Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, chart 28320, at 20-58.4N 097-18.5W, is unreliable.
- NAVAREA IV 278/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Roca Partida light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 277/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Tonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
Longest in force
- NAVAREA IV 277/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Tonala Light at 18-12-45N 094-08-00W in Bay of Campeche, Mexico is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 278/21 · Nav aids2021-04-02Roca Partida light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 778/21 · Nav aids2021-08-31La Barra Light in Bay of Campeche, Mexico, chart 28320, at 20-58.4N 097-18.5W, is unreliable.
- NAVAREA IV 701/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18Carbonera Light in the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico, at 24-37.62N 097-42.97W is unlit.
- NAVAREA IV 702/24 · Nav aids2024-06-18In the Gulf of Mexico off Mexico, Punta de Piedra Light at 24-29.23N 097-44.56W is unlit.
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By category · available archive
| Spills | 1,566 | 39% |
| Nav aids | 586 | 15% |
| Incidents | 457 | 11% |
| Exercises | 396 | 10% |
| Cable ops | 245 | 6% |
| Derelicts | 165 | 4% |
| Surveys | 162 | 4% |
| Other | 126 | 3% |
| Storms | 123 | 3% |
| Debris | 49 | 1% |
| Missiles | 27 | 1% |
| Wrecks | 27 | 1% |
| Towing | 16 | 0% |
| Quakes | 13 | 0% |
| Ordnance | 9 | 0% |
| Structures | 8 | 0% |
| Restricted | 3 | 0% |
| Containers | 2 | 0% |
Archive · 3,972 cancelled
- NAVAREA IV 129/24 · Nav aids2024-02-05 → 2024-02-06Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-57.00W mf and hf transmit services off air…
- NAVAREA IV 121/24 · Nav aids2024-02-04 → 2024-02-06Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-57.00W mf and hf transmit services off air…
- NAVAREA IV 113/24 · Nav aids2024-02-01 → 2024-02-04Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-57.00W mf and hf r/t and dsc services off air
- NAVAREA IV 107/24 · Nav aids2024-01-31 → 2026-08-14Cabo de San Antonio light in Cuba established at 21-52.00N 084-57.10W, flashing 2 white every 10 seconds, 31 meters high, visible 26 miles.
- NAVAREA IV 104/24 · Surveys2024-01-31 → 2024-02-07NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 311521Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
- HYDROLANT 226/24 · Other2024-01-31 → 2024-02-16Four orange flares sighted in 22-30.10N 084-53.96W
- NAVAREA IV 97/24 · Nav aids2024-01-30 → 2024-01-30New orleans (g) 29-53.00N 089-57.00W
- HYDROLANT 220/24 · Incidents2024-01-29 → 2024-02-16126 foot M/V lucas john, red hull, two persons on board, disabled and adrift in vicinity 24-30.20N 085-27.40W
- HYDROLANT 215/24 · Incidents2024-01-29 → 2024-02-16Distress signal received from vessel in vicinity of marsh island (29-33.98N 091-50.76W)
- HYDROLANT 205/24 · Incidents2024-01-27 → 2024-02-16Distress signal received on 406 mhz from aircraft in 26-14.50N 091-31.00W at 270755Z jan
- NOAAORR-10727 · Spills2024-01-26 → 2024-02-09On january 24, 2024, a barge collision on the san jacinto river caused a hole in one tank of a barge,…
- NOAAORR-10726 · Spills2024-01-25 → 2024-02-08Sulfuric acid drum, corpus christi inner harbor; corpus christi, tx
- NAVAREA IV 77/24 · Surveys2024-01-24 → 2024-01-31NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 241217Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
- NAVAREA IV 70/24 · Nav aids2024-01-22 → 2024-01-23Uscg remote communication facility new orleans (g) 29-53.1N 089-56.7W mf and hf transmit services off air…
- NOAAORR-10719 · Spills2024-01-20 → 2024-02-03Notification only early in the morning of january 20, 2024, a barge allision at magellan terminals, located…
- NOAAORR-10723 · Spills2024-01-19 → 2024-02-02On january 18,2024, a tpic facility in sweet lake, la discharged an estimated 30 gallons of high paraffin…
- NAVAREA IV 48/24 · Cable ops2024-01-15 → 2024-01-30Cable operations 20 jan thru 04 feb by cableship it intrepid in vicinity of trackline joining 29-40.70N…
- NAVAREA IV 36/24 · Surveys2024-01-11 → 2024-01-24NAVAREA IV mobile offshore drilling units positions at 111355Z jan: a. argos 27-10.4N 090-21.9W
- NOAAORR-10716 · Spills2024-01-07 → 2024-01-21Pilottown, la, USA
- HYDROLANT 51/24 · Incidents2024-01-06 → 2024-01-26Distress signal received on 406 mhz from 72 foot F/V vally, black and yellow hull in 25-38.10N 088-07.00W at…
Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.